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County unemployment rate at record high

Written on 12 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

San Luis Obispo County’s jobless rate hit a record 10.6 percent in January, up from December’s revised rate of 9.8 percent, the state’s Employment Development Department reported Wednesday. The number of unemployed county residents rose by 1,900 people during the... (Continue reading)

Body found hours after crash

Written on 12 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | No comments

A 2007 graduate of Nipomo High School, who was attending Allan Hancock College, was found dead early Thursday on the side of Stanton Road near Lyn Road in Arroyo Grande. [SantaMariaTimes] Alicia Renee Carreras, 20, veered of the road and... (Continue reading)

School secretary arrested for assaulting niece’s romantic rival

Written on 11 Mar, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 33 comments

A San Miguel school secretary and two of her family members have been arrested for allegedly assaulting a pregnant teen in front of the victim’s two-year-old son, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department said. All three defendants in the case,... (Continue reading)

Special interests spend $1 billion in California

Written on 11 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 5 comments

A new analysis by the Fair Political Practices Committee indicates that special interests have dropped approximately $1 billion on electioneering in California this last decade. [Contra Costa Times] Labor unions, Indian tribes, and pharmaceutical companies have contributed the most money... (Continue reading)

Californians smoke 16 million ounces of pot a year

Written on 11 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 24 comments

Here’s something that might keep Sheriff Pat Hedges awake at night: A new state report indicates that Californians smoke 16 million ounces of pot a year–that’s just less than one half-ounce a person for every resident in the state. [Sacramento... (Continue reading)

Steve Moss interview Part 2

Written on 10 Mar, 2010 in Screening Room | One comment

[youtube b1m83GaU9YY 425 344] Steve Moss was the editor, publisher, and founder of New Times. He also created the 55 Fiction short story contest, which developed an international literary following. Moss died in 2005, but his legacy lives on. We... (Continue reading)

PG&E spending millions on Prop 16

Written on 10 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 2 comments

Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) has already spent $15.5 million of its own money supporting Proposition 16 on the June ballot–and the utility may just spend another $10-$20 million before the election. [Capitol Weekly] Prop 16, which PG&E is pushing,... (Continue reading)

Conservative calls for Ashburn to resign

Written on 9 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 3 comments

Republican state Senator Roy Ashburn admitted in a radio interview on Monday that he is gay. Now one of the state’s most ardent conservatives is calling for him to resign. [Capitol Weekly] Randy Thommason, president of SaveCalifornia.com, wants Ashburn to... (Continue reading)

State sues Carlton Hotel

Written on 9 Mar, 2010 in Daily Briefs | 4 comments

The California Department of Industrial Relations is suing David Weyrich’s Carlton Hotel for labor violations, seeking at least $450,000 in lost wages and penalties. [Tribune] The lawsuit, filed Monday in Paso Robles’ Superior Court, details six labor code violations, involving... (Continue reading)

Federal action against Heritage Oaks Bank

Written on 9 Mar, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 26 comments

Federal regulators have banned the parent company of Paso Robles-based Heritage Oaks Bank from paying dividends or incurring debt as part of a written agreement the company and the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco signed on Monday. As part of... (Continue reading)